Dawan News Recently, Chinese medicine sour plum soup has frequently appeared on the hot search of social media, and many netizens have shared their experience of buying medicinal materials from Chinese pharmacies according to the formula and cooking sour plum soup by themselves. Because the price is not high, some pharmacies also provide substitute boiling services, and many netizens try it, some say that the taste is very good, and some feel that it has a medicinal taste and is not good enough.
Is Chinese medicine sour plum soup delicious? Are drinks made with Chinese medicine healthier? On September 6, Dawan News reporters paid a field visit to Hefei Traditional Chinese Pharmacy.
Field visit: More than 27 pieces can buy five pairs of sour plum soup
In the Tongrentang Pharmacy (Hefei Shushan District store), the reporter inquired and learned that many people have indeed come to buy Chinese medicine sour plum soup recently, and two customers have come to grab the medicine with the formula they saw on the Internet that day, and the pharmacy itself also has a recipe for Chinese medicine sour plum soup.
The picture shows the recipe of sour plum soup at Tongrentang Pharmacy (Hefei Shushan District).
Comparing the formulas of pharmacies and netizens, the reporter found that the common main ingredients are plum, hawthorn, tangerine peel, licorice, in addition to flexibly matching mulberry, peppermint leaves, roselle, osmanthus, rose, goji berries and other medicinal herbs, but also need to add rock sugar as a sweet blend.
The reporter purchased five pairs according to the recipe of the pharmacy's sour plum soup, and paid a total of 27.37 yuan, and the rock sugar in the formula needed to be purchased separately. Pharmacy staff said that the price has a certain relationship with the medicinal materials, and the different quality of the medicinal materials will also lead to different prices.
The reporter inquired and learned that you can use the medical insurance card to buy Chinese medicinal materials, buy more than ten pairs, the pharmacy can boil on behalf of the cooking, the substitute boiling needs to charge a certain fee, and after boiling, use the Chinese medicine sealed bag to divide.
The reporter then distributed these five Chinese medicine sour plum soup recipes to different people, and let these people try, the results showed that some said that the rock sugar was less and the taste was more sour, some said that the sour plum soup had no peculiar smell when it was heated after cooking, but after cooling down, it could taste obvious Chinese medicine flavor, and some said that the taste was heavier, and it was necessary to put more water, and a pair could be boiled several times.
Fan Fan (pseudonym), the experiencer, said: "The high temperature and the sour taste of the first boil will mask the taste of some herbs, but after cooling, various flavors will appear, I think this is not a Chinese medicine taste, compared with the sour plum soup on the market, the taste of sour plum soup powder is very thin." ”
TCM recommends that these groups not apply
The Chinese pharmacy has been on fire in the milk tea shop, and many netizens said that drinking Chinese medicine sour plum soup is that they think it is healthier than milk tea, coffee and other drinks. Does Chinese medicine sour plum soup really have health effects? The reporter consulted Wei Biao, deputy chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanghai Shuguang Hospital and Anhui Hospital.
"Sour plum soup is a very classic drink in ancient China, like "Dream of Red Mansions" mentioned in "Dream of Red Mansions", the formula is very flexible, can be added or subtracted according to the season and personal physique, Chinese medicine sour plum soup has the effect of nourishing yin and rejuvenating, but mainly as a drink, and at the same time has a little health care effect." Wei Biao introduced. He also reminded that some people do not recommend drinking too much.
In order to harmonize the taste, rock sugar needs to be added to the sour plum soup, which is not recommended for people with diabetes and high blood sugar; The formula is acidic, and it is not suitable for people with a bad stomach and excessive stomach acid; The formula is cold, easy to damage the spleen and stomach, cold constitution and usual stomach is not very good, easy diarrhea patients are also not suitable; Women who menstruate should also drink less, which is easy to cause dysmenorrhea; The acid content of the plum in the formula is relatively high, the spleen and stomach of children are relatively weak, it is recommended to drink less or not drink, if you want to drink, it is best to add some tangerine peel or hawthorn to the recipe.
In addition, many netizens will chill the sour plum soup for a while after cooking it to pursue a cool taste, in this regard, Wei Biao does not recommend eating it this way, he believes that homemade sour plum soup should be drunk at room temperature. At the same time, he reminded everyone that boiled Chinese medicine is different from beverages, easy to spoil, do not leave it for too long, boil a large can at a time and eat it in the refrigerator for several days is not advisable.
In addition to sour plum soup, Wei Biao said that there are many drinks mixed with traditional Chinese medicine, such as "Jiao Sanxian", which is composed of Jiao hawthorn, Jiao malt and Jiao Shenqu, and people with a bad spleen and stomach who don't want to eat can try it.
"It is a good phenomenon that people love Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, which shows that everyone recognizes the health care of Chinese medicine and cares more about their own health, but do not blindly follow the trend."
Traditional Chinese medicine tea shops have quietly sprung up
In addition to the Chinese medicine sour plum soup, there are also Chinese medicine tea shops today. On September 6, the reporter also visited a traditional Chinese medicine tea shop located in Huanyu Tiandi, Zhonghaibin Lake, Baohe District, Hefei. There is a medicine cabinet like in a Chinese pharmacy, and the menu includes drinks such as staying up late to make up for Bazhen tea, health Bazhen milk tea, Aunt Yueyueshun drink, and lily snow pear drink for lung moisturizing, and also introduces the recipes of some drinks. Among them, the main stay up late to make up for the eight treasure tea has ginseng, yellow essence, goji berry, emblica, angelica, guiyuan, poria and other materials.
The picture shows Aunt Yue Yue Shun drinking from the Chinese medicine tea shop
According to the owner, the drinks in the store are all made of medicinal and food homologous foods as raw materials, combined with the advice given by Chinese medicine experts. "I originally studied law, but I met a friend who studied Chinese medicine and opened this shop. Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to health, and they also want to drink healthier drinks. The owner said: "In fact, Chinese medicine tea drinks in the south, such as Guangzhou and other places rose earlier, Hefei is not so popular at present." ”
The reporter saw through the store's social media comments that many customers who came to try it felt that Chinese medicine tea was healthier and more healthy, and the reporter also interviewed several customers in the store on the spot.
A customer said that he came to investigate, the company will hold some women's salon activities, aimed at women in their thirties to forties, when preparing drinks, I feel that these women are not so interested in milk tea and coffee, and every time they prepare flower tea and feel that there is no novelty, I saw a Chinese medicine tea shop on the Internet, so I want to take a look.
The customer said: "Like young people in their twenties, when they are busy, they will choose to drink coffee to refresh themselves, or a cup of sweet milk tea, desserts are easier to make people feel happy, but like me in my forties, now I prefer a light taste." ”
Another customer said that he just saw it on the Internet and wanted to try it, but felt that the taste of the sugar water was a little light, and thought it would be better if he added some fruit.
Dawan News reporter Yu Yuanqi reported on photography
Edited by Zhang Siping